Re: 2.2 PATCH: check return from copy_*_user in fs/pipe.c

David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com)
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 21:01:22 -0700 (PDT)

Zack Weinberg writes:
> I don't think it's a security hole, if that's what you mean.

Right, because the kernel clears the post-fault bytes in the kernel
buffer.

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com
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